After leaving Prince Min's Mansion, Yan Susu was walking home. After walking on the road for a long time, the cool breeze blew on her cheeks, but it still could not dissipate the red clouds on her face.
After walking for a long time, I finally returned to the Prime Minister's Mansion. As soon as I returned to Lingyun Court, I saw Mrs. Yu talking to Mrs. Wang. Yan Susu was very pleased to see the two of them chatting and laughing and getting along happily.
"Er Niang, are you back?"
When Mrs. Yu saw Yan Susu, she came over with a smile, and held Yan Susu's hand warmly: "I heard from your brother that you were out. When I came back in the afternoon, I was afraid that I wouldn't be able to match the time with you again, so I came here specially.
I’m waiting for you. Let’s chat with your mother for a while.”
Yan Susu chuckled softly, followed Mrs. Yu back to the table and sat down, and said softly: "I went to my aunt's house last night. When I came back, my father had something to discuss with me. After going back and forth, it was too late, so I didn't go to my aunt's house.
, I hope Erniang will forgive me."
Mrs. Yu didn't mind what happened last night, but looked at Yan Susu with a charming smile: "Why would Er Niang blame you? Su Su, Er Niang called you over last night. It was just because she had something to do in person.
Thank you."
Yan Susu understood that this matter was probably related to the promotion of Erniang's brother. That day she went to Xiling with the Queen Mother. She asked the emperor for a position in the capital for Erniang's brother, although she did not know what specific arrangements were made for that person.
Although Er Niang’s attitude towards her mother and her was not high, it is estimated that this official brought great honor to the Yu family’s face.
"What do you want to thank me for, Er Niang? Haha!" Yan Susu just pretended that she didn't know that there were some things that you revealed, so she wanted to take credit again.
Mrs. Yu put down the tea cup and took Yan Susu's hand affectionately: "My eldest brother was transferred from Nanping to the capital this time. Er Niang knows that it is all your fault. Er Niang always wants to thank you.
But I haven't been able to find a good opportunity. Today, Er Niang has brought you a gift. It's a thank you gift, so you must accept it."
After saying that, Yu took out a jade bracelet from her purse and gave it to Yan Susu: "This flower blooms with wealth. It was given to me by a squire when my brother was an official in Nanping. I heard it is valuable."
Liancheng, a rare treasure, my eldest brother asked me to pass it on to you, and borrow flowers to offer to Buddha, so I should thank you for your help."
Yan Susu is not greedy for these external things. Although the jade bracelet with blooming flowers and wealth in front of her is indeed a good thing. Although it is not as priceless as what Yu said, it is indeed a rare treasure. However, she is not greedy.
He laughed and declined: "Er Niang, the gift is too precious, Su Su can't bear it."
"If you can bear it, just accept it." Mrs. Yu very politely stuffed the jade bracelet into Yan Susu's hand, and stood up before she could change it back. "I have some things to do over there, so I have to go back."
, Susu, keep it, this is all my brother’s gratitude.”
Seeing Mrs. Yu's persistence, Mrs. Wang quietly pulled Yan Susu's sleeve. Yan Susu understood that Mrs. Yu had already said this, and if she didn't accept it, it would appear that she was not giving them the Yu family face.
It's just a bracelet, forget it, I'll return the favor someday, just for peace of mind.
After Mrs. Yu said goodbye, Yan Susu handed the jade bracelet to Mrs. Wang: "Mom, you can keep it. We will also pick out a gift and send it to Er Niang another day."
Wang nodded in agreement, put the table in her sleeve pocket, glanced at Yan Susu, and asked lovingly: "Where did you go this afternoon?"
Yan Susu smiled softly and smoothed Wang's messy temple hair behind her ears: "I originally wanted to grab some anti-fetal medicine for my mother, but then I went to all the medical clinics in the city, and they all closed their doors for the New Year.
So later I went to Prince Min's Mansion, thinking that I would be out anyway, so I stopped by to ask Prince Min if there was anything else that needed to be prepared for the wedding, and then I went home."
Although she lied to Mr. Wang, Yan Susu knew that her lies were all in good faith.
She went out this afternoon to get some abortion medicine for Mrs. Wang. It was just a pretense. In fact, she wanted to prepare some Chinese abortion medicine. She knew that Mrs. Li would definitely need these after she woke up.
Thinking of Mrs. Li, Yan Susu's face became a little solemn again.
When Mrs. Wang heard this, she thought she went to Prince Min's house and had a quarrel with Prince Min. She couldn't help but worry: "Is it okay with Prince Min? The wedding is approaching, so don't make any trouble."
Yan Susu chuckled and shook her head, comforting her: "Don't worry, mother, everything is fine. When I went over, the prince even invited me to watch the matouqin performance."
"Morin fiddle?" A look of surprise appeared on Mrs. Wang's face.
"What's the matter, mother?"
"Haha, you still remember that my mother once told you that she lived on the grassland when she was a child. Your grandfather was originally an ordinary herdsman. On the grassland at that time, the sky was blue and the green grass stretched to the sky. Brothers and sisters
They played the morinouqin and danced, it was so pleasant, haha!"
Yan Susu was a little embarrassed, because she knew nothing about these things. She was afraid that Wang had told Yan Susu before, but she didn't have any memory.
Even so, she could only pretend that she remembered it and responded: "Mom said it."
"Haha, it's a pity that the war broke out later. Our Tata Village is located on the border between the Central Plains and Mondel. When the war broke out, Tata Village was selected as the battlefield. Our whole family was separated at that time, and both father and brother were in the war.
He was shot dead, and his eldest sister is also missing. My youngest brother was still in his infancy at that time. If he is still alive, he will not be much older than you."
Yan Susu never knew that Wang had such a life experience.
Seeing Mrs. Wang immersed in memories with a sad smile, Yan Susu felt a little pain in her heart. She stepped forward and gently hugged Ms. Wang's shoulders: "Mom, my uncle must still be alive."
"Haha, I hope! When he was just born, there was a birthmark in the shape of a copper coin on his left arm. Although I have wanted to find him these years, due to my current status, I dare not ask your father for it. I, Saint Ancestor Tata,
If there is a spirit, it will definitely protect him."
Yan Susu was deeply moved by this concern for blood ties, and couldn't help but follow Wang's example, crossing her hands on her chest, placing her palms close to her shoulders, facing the distant sky, silently praying that her "little uncle" would be alive and well.
"Susu, in front of your father, don't do such a salute to heaven, you know?" After praying, Wang put down her hand and warned Yan Susu gently.
"Dad doesn't like it?"
"It's not that you don't like it. You forgot that mother told you that your father also participated in the battle that year, as well as your aunt Li's father and brother. At that time, our entire Tata Village knelt on their knees to defend our territory.
Under the iron hooves, praying to the sky blocked their progress, which caused them to delay the opportunity and be defeated in that war. From then on, your father didn't like to see this gesture of blessing."
She had indeed forgotten that there was no memory of the former Yan Susu in her mind, everything was blank. She had to start learning all over again about Wang's past, what happened when she was a child, and everything about her grandmother's family.
"Mom, actually, can I ask you a question?" Yan Susu said hesitantly.
Wang nodded tenderly: "Ask me!"
"Dad should know that you are from Tata Village, why would he marry you?" Perhaps Wang had told her this question before, but she had also "forgot" it, so Yan Susu added at the end of her words,
"I want to know all the details."
Mrs. Wang smiled bitterly, but when her eyes touched her bulging belly, her smile turned a little bit happy: "Back then, my father and brother were shot to death by random arrows from the battle between the two armies, and my eldest sister was also trampled under the iron heel.
, was gutted on the spot, and my mother took your uncle and me to flee together. After being scattered on the road, a group of girls and I continued to flee. We were stopped by a general near Tata Mountain and we were all taken to a car.
On the carriage."
"What happened next?"
Although this memory was embedded with some of Wang's pain and wounds, Yan Susu wanted to hear it to the end, not as a story, but with every additional sentence she heard, she wanted to love Wang a little more.
"Later, the car was covered with black cloth, and it was so dark that we couldn't see anything. There was no food or water in the car, so we ate, drank, and ate and defecated in it. After more than two days, some people died or died of illness.
Later, another person died, and another, and another. After the fifth day, all of us girls, who were hungry and cold, died. Only me and two other girls survived.
On the night of the fifth day, we were finally put down from the car. At first glance, we were in a completely unfamiliar place. There was no grassland, no blue sky, no stars, no tents, no matouqin and singing and dancing bonfires. There was only noise and noise. After a long time,
Only then did I realize that this was a street in Beijing.
We were taken to a big house, where we washed, cooked, and chopped firewood. Later, I met the young lady, your aunt. She sprained her foot, so I carried her back to the room. She fell in love with me and ordered me.
Be her maid.
After three years of this, your aunt married your father, who was then Zhongshu Cheng, and I was married off. Your father hated me at first and felt that the disastrous defeat in the war was all thanks to us people in Tata Village.
, but then he got drunk, and then... haha, you all know that, don't you?"
Yan Susu did know what happened next, because in the past, everyone in the house was saying that her mother was a vixen who seduced the prime minister when he was drunk.